The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
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RBT262002022-05-12T21:48:49Z The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Wille, Alvaro Michener, Charles D. The purpose of this work is to provide comparative information on the nest sites and architecture of the whole apid tribe Meliponini as well as data on the hitherto undescribed nests of certain species from Costa Rica. The field work involved opening limited numbers of nests of as many species as possible and recording the nest structure and organization by means of notes, diagrams, and photographs. We have not attempted the detailed kind of examination of architecture such as Nogueira-Neto's (40) study of cells, for such investigations are best done with colonies in hives. Qur interest has been in the field conditions and architectural adaptations to various kinds of cavities.The stingless bees are the most common bees and possibly the most important pollinators in the American tropics. They are less numerous in the African, Asiatic and Australian tropics but nonetheless are a significant element of the fauna, especially in the Malayan area. They are also sources of minor quantities of honey and wax. In addition to their major positive value as pollinators, sorne of them are significant pests. Various species cut leaves, buds, and bark of young trees, causing significant lesses to agriculture and horticulture, and transmit certain plant diseases. Universidad de Costa Rica 1973-11-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/26200 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 21 No. 1 (1973): Volume 21 - Supplement 1 - November 1973: The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 21 Núm. 1 (1973): Volumen 21 - Suplemento 1 - Noviembre 1973: La arquitectura del nido de las abejas sin aguijón con especial referencia a las de Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 21 N.º 1 (1973): Volume 21 - Supplement 1 - November 1973: The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v21i1 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/26200/26452 Copyright (c) 1973 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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Online |
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Wille, Alvaro Michener, Charles D. |
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Wille, Alvaro Michener, Charles D. The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
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Wille, Alvaro Michener, Charles D. |
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Wille, Alvaro |
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The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
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The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
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The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
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The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
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The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
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nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of costa rica (hymenoptera, apidae) |
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The nest architecture of stingless bees with special reference to those of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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1973 |
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https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/26200 |
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